Category Archives: Books

The Audition

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Loretta Giacoletto

Night School, Chicago’s most innovative brothel. 1931 at the height of The Great Depression Up close, he looked younger than from the short distance Paris Mallory had observed him two nights before. She figured Matt Pagano to be around her … Continue reading →

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Lincoln Zoo, Chicago 1931

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Loretta Giacoletto

An afternoon at Lincoln Zoo with two kids he barely knew was not Matt Pagano’s idea of utilizing time to his advantage although he had to admit these kids were kind of cute. Instead of the drab clothes of the … Continue reading →

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Sequel to Chicago’s Headmistress Excerpt

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Loretta Giacoletto

Having fun with my current WIP (work in progress). Chicago 1931. Talk about luck of the draw. Matthew Pagano had been lucky enough to have snagged the best ma any fella could want. The best pa too. Had being the … Continue reading →

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I’m Ba-a-ck

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Loretta Giacoletto

Life gets in the way every now and then, which happened during a longer-than-expected break from my writing last year. First, Hubby D and I got caught up in a bit of traveling—from the Carolinas just for kicks to Central … Continue reading →

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Southern Charm

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Loretta Giacoletto

I’ve always loved visiting the South, whether as a newlywed driving with Hubby D on two-lane roads leading to Florida or those many return trips we later took with our growing family. Some routes we selected as most expedient—the Interstates … Continue reading →

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Before the Wine

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Loretta Giacoletto

A repeat of my October 2012 Blog I grew up during a period of time when jugs of table wine were, and still are, a part of the Italian-American culture, dry red wine that kids were allowed to sample and … Continue reading →

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Cookbooks and More Cookbooks

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Loretta Giacoletto

I tend to cook via trial and error—a little of this, a lot of that—oops, oh well. Not quite what I’d originally planned but, nevertheless, still edible for those hungry enough. In cucina di Loretta (my kitchen) the ingredients in … Continue reading →

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Resurrecting Characters

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Loretta Giacoletto

My fictional characters, they’re all mine—to make, to break, to kill off, or to bring back—which is what I’m doing in my current WIP (work in progress), Book 3 from the Savino Sisters Mystery Series. It seemed a shame, leaving … Continue reading →

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Outlander Revisited

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Loretta Giacoletto

In May 2015 I wrote about the Starz TV extravaganza Outlander, having discovered this time-travel/romance/historical adventure toward the end of Season One. Talk about hooked, I could not get enough of Outlander, which, of course, then extended to the entire … Continue reading →

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Bringing Characters to Life

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Loretta Giacoletto

Creating intriguing characters in a novel can be quite the challenge; but when several characters make an easy connection that drives the story forward, there’s no denying the level of writing satisfaction. As was the case with this scene in … Continue reading →

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